texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 57-11

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Llano County and Burnet County. 414 reports, median depth 175 ft.

414Reports
175 ftMedian depth
34 ftWater at
6 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 57-11

Logged in state well grid 57-11, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTopsoil 293, Red Granite 43, Metamorphic Gravel & Clay 44, Brown Clay & Gravel 41, Red & Black Metamorphic 39, Red Sandy Clay 38
25–50 ftRed & Black Metamorphic 20, Gray Granite 18, Red Granite 12, Red Metamorphic 7, Black Metamorphic 7, Black & White Metamorphic 5
50–100 ftBlack Metamorphic 15, Red & Black Metamorphic 13, Red Granite 10, Black & White Metamorphic 9, Red Metamorphic 8, Gray Granite 7
100–200 ftRed Metamorphic 15, Gray Granite 9, Black Metamorphic 11, Red Granite 8, Gray Metamorphic 7, Red & Black Metamorphic 6
200–300 ftGray Granite 3, Black Metamorphic 3, Water 1 Gpm 2, Gray Metamorphic 2, Red Metamorphic 2, Black And Red Granite Wb 7 Gpm At 616 1
300–500 ftRed Granite 2, Lost Returns Possible Red Clay 1, Blk Schist 1, Grey Granite 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 57-11, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Virdell Drilling Inc.20116072001–2019
Walden Drilling Inc8318052010–2026
Magill Drilling & Water Well Service, LLC5318552017–2025
Highland Drilling Inc.1818042003–2011
Geoprojects International, Inc.13102002–2004
Vortex Drilling, Inc.12152006–2018
Apex Drilling, Inc.926052005–2023
Magill Drilling8220242015–2016
brian Walden drilling4102011–2012
Bee Cave Drilling, Inc.315072022–2023
Gainco, Inc.32011
Ashley Drilling & Well Service2200152024–2025
L & L Drilling Co.240582015–2019
aquatech solutions1180152023
Western Water Wells Drilling Inc12252010
Western Water Wells12002008

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic31375.6%180
Stock5112.3%180
Environmental Soil Boring184.3%8
Irrigation122.9%140
Monitor112.7%22
Unknown30.7%300
Test Well30.7%200
Industrial20.5%200
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s14814030
2010s20218036
2020s6418545

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 57-11. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
444350201742040Domestic
5167872019405365Domestic
2697342011400222Domestic
884862006400643Domestic
3182272013375200Domestic
6444322023370597Domestic
34131020133554610Stock
2236542010340Domestic
18945720093400Domestic
35453420143201223Domestic

Every figure here comes from a report a licensed driller filed on the day the work ended — sometimes decades ago. It describes what was found then, not what a well yields today, and it is not a statement that any well is sound, potable or still in use.

Drilling a well near grid 57-11?

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This grid falls in Llano County, Burnet County.

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